Cleopatra (The Lumineers song)


"Cleopatra" is a song recorded by American folk rock band The Lumineers. The song serves as the title track to their second studio album of the same name.
"Cleopatra" was released as the album's second single on March 25, 2016.

Background

According to Wesley Schultz, the song was inspired by an encounter with a taxi driver that Schultz met in the Republic of Georgia. Through a Facebook post, The Lumineers clarified upon that, and explained the full background of the song, and what it meant:
On March 24, 2016, Zane Lowe premiered the song on Beats 1 Radio.

Music video

The official music video was directed by Isaac Ravishankara, and uploaded to The Lumineers' YouTube and VEVO account on July 7, 2016. It acts as the conclusion to the storyline that began with Sleep on the Floor music video and continued in the video for Angela. Since being uploaded, it has garnered over 45 million views.

''The Ballad of Cleopatra''

The Ballad of Cleopatra is a compilation of the story in the music videos for "Ophelia", "Cleopatra", "Sleep on the Floor", "Angela" and "My Eyes", all songs from the album Cleopatra. The video was released on the Lumineers YouTube channel on April 27, 2017.

Live performances

The Lumineers performed the song live at the iHeartRadio music theater in LA. The performance was officially aired on Audience Network at 9pm on April 8, 2016. Although, a video for the performance was uploaded to The Lumineers' YouTube and VEVO account beforehand.

Track listing

Covers

The song has been covered numerous times since its release, by many upcoming artists which include:
Daniel Robinson, Ellysse Mason, Josh Brown, Natalie Del Carmen, and Shayna Adler.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts